:) Disclaimer: I don't own the turtles

Leo took a deep breath in then let it out slowly. He needed to calm down. Anger still ran through him. How could Mikey say he just couldn't focus? Leo knew he could, he was just to lazy to actually try. It made Leo angry that Mike had been goofing off during patrol, but for Mikey to say he wasn't trying to do it made Leo furious. Mikey was a ninja. He knew how to be quiet and sit still right? At least Leo thought he could, but tonight, even though Leo had told him several times to stop moving or making noise, Mikey had blown their cover anyways. It was like Mikey didn't even know he was figeting or making noise.

Leo rubbed his temples as he felt the presure of a headache begin. He needed to calm down.

Deep breaths.

Leo felt guilt rush over him. Maybe he was too hard on Mikey. He tried to tolerate his antics but Leo couldn't. He saw so much potential in Mikey, if only he'd put his mind to it.

'That'll be the day. The day when Mikey focuses for more than five seconds.' Leo thought bitterly.

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Mikey looked over the New York City skyline, a heavy feeling on his chest. He couldn't help but notice how quiet it was up here, yet the buzzing in the back of his head was still there.

Mikey knew he was different. He'd known it all along. It wasn't something he could just ignore. Especially when they did "school" and Mikey would barely be threw the first page of a book when everyone else was done with the chapter. Mikey couldn't help but noticed how far behind his brothers he was. Mikey was always struggling and his brothers were exceling.

Why did he have to be so different? So…stupid?

Mikey had to admit, he was jealous of his other brothers. How Don could consentrate and work so hard and actually acomplish something. Don was gifted in so many ways. Leo was always so focused and was never distracted. Even Raph, who at times struggled with some things during school, like math, had enough drive to study harder and work harder to achieve his goals. Mikey, he didn't have the brains Don had, he didn't have the focus Leo had, and he didn't have the drive Raph had. He was just a big jumble of confusion.

Mikey felt his heart sink. Master Splnter had to be so disappointed in him.

He was such a failure.

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April tapped her foot as she heard the phone ring on the other side.

"Hello?" Raph answered.

"Hey Raph is Leo there?" She asked.

"Yeah one second." She heard the sound of scuffling then Leo answered.

"April?"

"Hey Leo."

"What's going on? "

"Mikey came over tonight." April asked. "He told me you guys had a fight."

"Yeah I know." Leo said sharply. "What's this about him going to your place? He didn't have permision."

"Just listen to what I'm saying!" April exclaimed. "What did you say to him Leo?"

"What do you mean?" Leo asked.

He heard April sigh. "He was really upset when he came over."

"Well he needs to learn how to act on patrol." Leo said. "If I have to lay into him I will. Whether he likes it or not."

"Leo, he asked if I thought he was stupid!" April blurted.

Leo went silent. He was stunned. "He asked what?"

"If I thought he was stupid." April replied.

"Why would he ask that?" Leo asked.

"I don't know. That's why I'm asking you." April said. "I thought you might have said something."

"I didn't! Sure I yelled at him, but I didn't call him stupid." Leo replied. "He's not stupid. He may be unfocused but he's not stupid."

April sighed. "That's what I really need to talk to you guys about. Leo, I've been wanting to mention this but Mikey has always seemed a little…different."

"Different?" Leo asked.

"Yeah." April said. "Haven't you ever noticed the way he's always figeting or blurting things out? How he's so distracted all of the time?"

"Yeah." Leo replied. "That's how Mikey normally is."

"That's the problem Leo." April said. "It's not normal. He has something…something …wrong with him."

"Nothing's wrong with him." Leo bit back sharply. "He's perfectly normal. He just needs to work harder."

April opened her mouth to say something back but the line went dead.

She sighed."That went well."